Through fascinating examples from history, including the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the tragedy on Mount Everest, this workshop will explore the following: the five myths of executive decision making; how to foster open debate; how to achieve "diversity in counsel, unity in command"; how to move to closure: overcoming the inability to decide; avoiding "analysis paralysis" and other pitfalls; how to gain the whole-hearted commitment to act; and how to address hidden doubts that could undermine your final decision.

Do you have employees or colleagues with access to your schedule who turn your calendar into a circus? Do you or your team ever have to put in frantic hours to finish projects at the last minute? Have you ever muttered a phrase like, "I didn't get anything done today" or "I wish I had more time"? Busy professionals lose up to three hours per day from time leaks. Interruptions, procrastination, distractions, putting out fires, and battling overwhelm are all slow leaks that steal your time when you're not looking. In the business world, this adds up to over ten thousand dollars of lost time per employee each year. In...

Effective communication can impress people but powerful communication can move people to action. This course identifies the elements of powerful communication and teaches the participants how to harness and utilize their own individual skills to become a communicator that persuades, inspires, and transforms. The course will be highly interactive with group exercises, skills assessment, demonstrations, critiquing and opportunity for on-site application.

Arguing your way to success: Utilizing debate techniques in Management

July 9, 2019 with Dr. Jarrod Atchison

This program is brought to you by Dr. Jarrod Atchison who is known for his Great Courses series on The Art of Debate. In this unique setting, Dr. Atchison will conduct a highly engaged curriculum built around developing participants' abilities to both argue and evaluate arguments in management settings. Participants will learn argumentation theory and practice as they move between “argumentation as inquiry” where participants will learn how to use debate techniques to improve decision-making and “argumentation as advocacy” where participants will learn how to defend and advance positions in their organizations.

Successful advocates know how important it is to clearly communicate their ideas, how their reputations shape how people respond to their ideas, how they need to build partnerships and alliances with others in getting ideas adopted, how they must "pre-sell" any idea long before formal meetings, and how to be persuasive and influential in meetings. We will discuss new research on each of those topics - research that offers you interesting and surprising ways to champion innovations in your organization.

Leading from the Middle: A Practical Approach to Achieving Extraordinary Results

September 19, 2019 with Dr. Jackson Nickerson

In this seminar you will learn why change is so difficult and be introduced to a new, commitment-based approach to leading change that is designed for leaders who are not at the apex of an organization. By successfully leading change you will build capabilities that are extraordinary because competitors are likely to fail in their attempts to duplicate your success....

In this session, Professor Hewitt will present a practical model of "disruptive foresight". This will enable participants to do five key things: (1) spot and decipher early signals of competitive disruption in their industry; (2) analyse the forces driving disruption and their likely consequences; (3) consider realistic strategic options to benefit from disruption; (4) ensure the organization acquires the capabilities to handle game-changing challenges; (5) drive a deep mind set shift throughout the organization, well beyond the legacy of traditional change management models....

This dynamic, interactive and hands-on learning experience will: provide specific tools to help leaders better understand the causes of managerial failure; equip managers to better focus their people and themselves on desired outcomes; help leaders effectively equip their people to perform at higher levels; demonstrate the importance of creating a working environment that fosters better results; encouraging managers to maximize people power and will make a strong case for developing both people and processes in your quest for better results.

Sheer demographics suggest that, in the very near future, we will feel strain on our generational talent pools and, consequently, organizational productivity. This seminar will provide leaders with insights and strategies for attracting, engaging and developing talent from all generations, as well as for enhancing intergenerational communication, productivity and results.